jaw+tooth
71canine tooth — noun one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars • Syn: ↑canine, ↑eyetooth, ↑eye tooth, ↑dogtooth, ↑cuspid • Derivationally related forms: ↑cuspidal (for …
72functional jaw orthopedics — the use of muscle force to effect changes in jaw position and tooth alignment with a removable orthodontic appliance …
73Butter tooth — Butter But ter (b[u^]t t[ e]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS. butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy turon; either fr. boy s ox, cow + turo s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf. {Cow}.] 1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk… …
74Corner tooth — Corner Cor ner (k?r n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See {Horn}.] 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. [1913 Webster] 2. The space in the… …
75permanent tooth — n one of the second set of teeth of a mammal that follow the milk teeth, typically persist into old age, and in humans are 32 in number including 4 incisors, 2 canines, and 10 premolars and molars in each jaw …
76subocclusal surface of tooth — a portion of the surface of a tooth that is directed toward but does not make contact with the occlusal surface of its opposite number in the other jaw …
77eye tooth — colloquial term for a canine tooth of the upper jaw …
78incisor tooth — either of the four most frontal teeth in each jaw, two on either side of the midline; this tooth has a long root and is adapted for cutting. Symbol I. Called also incisor and dens incisivus [TA] …
79molar tooth third — the tooth most distal to the medial line on either side in each jaw, so called because it is the last of the permanent dentition to erupt, usually at the age of 17 to 21 years. Called also wisdom t., third molar, dens molaris tertius [TA], and… …
80wolf tooth — a vestigial first premolar tooth sometimes present in the jaw of a horse …
